Washington State University - Waves in Physics 2026
Washington State University·Pullman, WA·2026 cycle
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We provide a 10-week research experience to undergraduate students. These students will work on their own research project with a faculty mentor in physics and astronomy and a team of graduate students and postdocs within a research group. Example projects span four major themes, described on our website (https://physics.wsu.edu/overview-research/reu/), connected by the common concept of waves. The REU program synergizes with other interdisciplinary STEM summer research programs across the Washington State University (WSU) campus in Pullman, WA to enable unique social activities and professional development opportunities. The end of the internship culminates in a poster presentation at the WSU Undergraduate Summer Research Symposium. In addition to a $7000 stipend, student travel and housing are covered as well as a sponsored trip to tour the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) to hear from scientists there about their experiences in research and professional career opportunities. Application Deadline: February 8, 2026 For general inquiries please email physics@wsu.edu
Phonons and Shockwaves, Materials under extreme conditions, Environmental effects on solid-object modal dissipation for UXO detection, Waves in Nuclear Dynamics and Cold Atoms, Quantum Wavefunctions, Measuring spin transfer in alkali-metal/noble-gas atomic systems, Modern optics for matter wave experiments, Investigations of ultracold atom dynamics in optical lattices, Photons in Applied Materials, Molecular interfaces controlling photons in plastic electronics, Local optically activated phase transition kinetics in 2D materials, Persistent photoconductivity, How impurity atoms dissolve in intermetallic compounds, Finding massive black holes in dwarf galaxies, Data Mining in the Milky Way, Gravitational wave sources on a computer
U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Have never previously accepted an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. Current college undergraduates who would complete this internship before they graduate. This includes community college students who are continuing their college education in Fall 2026.
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